Professional Development for Educators of English Learners (ELs)
Professional Learning for Instructional Leaders and Educators of English Learners (ELs)
Tips for Registering for Agency Events and Meetings
APLD is Arizona's Professional Learning and Development Application
Link to Support Webpage: /APLD
For event and training registration, you can use the individual links, included below, which will add the session to your “shopping cart” and lead you to check out. If you’d like to add more than one session in a single registration, you can use the “Category” drop-down to narrow all courses to those offered by the “Office of English Language Acquisition Services.”
To view all OELAS PD offerings, log into your APLD application (within your ADEConnect account) and use the “Category” drop-down to narrow all courses to those offered by the “Office of English Language Acquisition Services.”
Upcoming Opportunities:
Trainings for Educators of ELs:
Teaching Targeted ELD: Foundational Understandings for Educators
Monday, July 13, 2026 | Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona Department of Education Building)
Registration Fee: $50 (includes lunch, printed copy of the ELP Standards, and all training materials)
We added another opportunity!
Friday, September 11, 2026 | Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona Department of Education Building)
Registration Fee: $50 (includes lunch, printed copy of the ELP Standards, and all training materials)
*we need to have a minimum of 20 teachers registered to attend this training or we may need to consider rescheduling this opportunity
Multisensory Grammar
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona Department of Education Building)
Registration Fee: $110 (includes lunch, Multisensory Grammar materials, printed copy of the ELP Standards, and all training materials)
We added another opportunity!
Thursday, August 27, 2026 | TUCSON - Amphitheater Unified School District Office
Registration Fee: $100* (includes Multisensory Grammar materials, printed copy of the ELP Standards, and all training materials)
*lunch will be on your own
*we need to have a minimum of 30 participants registered to attend this training or we may need to consider rescheduling this opportunity
Integrated Instruction: Supporting ELs During Content-Area Instruction
Thursday, July 16, 2026 | Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona Department of Education Building)
Registration Fee: $50 (includes lunch, printed copy of the ELP Standards, and all training materials)
We added another opportunity!
Thursday, September 10, 2026 | Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona Department of Education Building)
Registration Fee: $50 (includes lunch, printed copy of the ELP Standards, and all training materials)
*we need to have a minimum of 20 teachers registered to attend this training or we may need to consider rescheduling this opportunity
Unpacking the Performance Indicators of the English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards
Friday, July 17, 2026 | Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona Department of Education Building)
Registration Fee: $30 (includes breakfast, printed copy of the ELP Standards, and all training materials)
*we need to have a minimum of 20 teachers registered to attend this training or we may need to consider rescheduling this opportunity
As training sessions fill, we will look for opportunities to schedule another section.
Conferences and Meetings:
On-Demand Learning Modules and Resources:
2019 English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
Overview of the ELPS Guidance Document
Overview of the Reading Foundational Standards & Skills
Vertical Articulation of the ELPS (intended for multi-grade teachers of ELs and instructional leaders)
English Language Development (ELD) Instruction
Video: Fundamentals of Targeted ELD Instruction (webinar recording from 2.26.25)
Video: Fundamentals of Integrated Instruction for ELs (webinar recording from 3.19.25)
Structured English Immersion (SEI) Models
Resources for SEI Model Implementation
Video: Two-Hour SEI Model Foundations (webinar recording from 4.30.25)
Video: Pull-Out SEI Model Foundations (webinar recording from 5.14.25)
Should you have questions about professional learning, training, or technical assistance, please email us: [email protected]